Coffeepot



Sept 29, 1931.

. GOFFEEPOT Filed Dec. 6. 1930 Patented Sept. 29, 1931 SETE W ..BLooM,oF DU Bois, PENNsYnvANIA PATENT OFFICE? COFFEEPOT Application med'necember s, 1930. "serial N6. 500,609'. y

The invention relates `to reversible vpercolating coifee pots andahas for its object to provide a simple and'ecient utensil ofthe type involving end sections or receptacles and an intermediate receptacle `separated from the end'receptacles by screens and adapted to hold the ground coee beans, the intermediate receptacle carrying a'tube having a lateral' air vent intermediate its ends and provided with oppositely acting check valves in its ends, said tube beingA adapted 'to establish communication between the end' sections to' permit theA escape of steam from the section being used as a boiler and to permit the vbreak-` ing of the vacuum formed insaid-section, when the apparatus is reversed;'lwhereby either end section may be used as a boiler alternately and the boiling water permitted to percolate through the coee in the inter- ,20 mediate section alternately from either end section and a resultant beverage of any desired strength may be quickly produced. The invention also contemplates the provision of a novel liquid-tight joint between' each of the end sections and the intermediate section,

which joint also is effective in securing the screens separating the intermediate section from the end sections.

The invention is illustrated in the accom- 39 panying drawings, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective elevation, partly in section of the preferred form of the apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail illustrating one end of the valved tube connecting the upper and lower sections.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a spouted cap to be used in dispensing the beverage.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates one end section or receptacle of the percolating coffee pot, which is provided with an open top surrounded by a screw threaded flange 2.

The said section 1, when made of metal, may be provided with a suitable handle, such as 3, riveted to the body thereof. Associated with the end section or receptacle 1 is a. second terminal section or receptacle 4, which is generally similar to said receptacle 1, having an open throatedend defined by a thread# ed flange 5. Preferably. each'of the flanges" 2 and 5V terminate in horizontal rim-like sections .2 and 5 respectively. The open ends of each of the end sections 1 and/lare adapted to be spanned by screens or reticulated septa 6 and 8, respectively, whichare; provided with flanged rims 7 and`9, respectively, whichare screw threaded to engage theV threads vonthe necks of the end sectionsl and 4,'in the manner 'and'form' shown in Fig. 1, the peripheral edges of the 'screens Gand `8 engaging they horizontalzporti'ons 2 and 5 of ythe flanges 2 and 5 to effect a liquid-tightr seal, when the complete apparL atus is assembled. Interposed 'between the end sections 1 and 4 is'an intermediate'sec-l tion -or receptacle 10, the body portion. of? which ,issubstantia'lly cylindrical andvis provided at its open ends' with yangularflanges 11, 11,'which are screw threaded to engage the threads on the fianges of the screen`mem` bers '6 and 8and'.`th`erefore, to cooperate with' the screw threaded necks of the endsections orreceptacles inlocking the threerecept'acles together, when the-apparatus is being. used-t0; prepare the beverage.` -When assembledfit will .be seen that the threaded necks ofthe end sections, the threaded rimsl of thescreens' andthe threaded terminal flanges' ofthe fintermediate section or recepacle are nested together;` forming liquid-tight `joints, but the several sections are susceptible of being quickly 'separated and the'screens' removed from the open endsof the two terminal receptacles 'Tf to enableV hall-'of the parts to be readily and thoroughly lcleansed. i "Jr: Preferably secured tothe innerfwall-of the intermediate receptacle 10 is 'a Atube 15,'vthe open'ends of which abut the screens 6 and 8` when the apparatus is assembled,so`that saidtube ,will `ailord communication between the end receptacles. The said tube 15 is provided intermediate its length with a ventfopening 416. ywhich communicates with the "outer air and which Vis preferably fitted witha `re-` movable ni'pple, which may serve to lock the tube in position. Each end of the tube`15"is counterbored to provide a'valve chamber 17 and aV valve seat`18, inwhich valve chambers 1.00

are placed check valves 20, preferably in the form of balls of somewhat less diameter than the counterbore. Any suitable means may be provided for retaining the balls within the chambers or counterbores 17 and, as illustrated, this retaining means may take the form of a wire cage 19 secured in the end of the tube. In order to facilitate the separation` of the section or receptacle which ultimately receives the beverage to be dispensed and prevent burning the hands of the operator, one` of the flanged rims of the intermediate sec-. tion 2() may be provided with a handle, such as 22, which may be convenientlyformed from the twisted ends of the Wire contained in the beading about the marginal edge of said flange, as more particularly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. Also to facilitate the serving of the beverage, an auxiliary cover 25 having a screw threaded flange 26 to engage the flanged neck of the end receptacle, such as 1, and provided with a spout 7, may be furnished. This ancillary element, however, is merely a matter of convenience, as the beverage may be poured directly from the open throat of the receptacle 1, if desired.

In using the device, the required amount of water is supplied to the lower receptacle, such as 1, and the requisite amount of ground coffee is placed in the intermediate receptacle 10, where it is confined by the screens 7 and 8. The Water in the lower receptacle is then brought to a boil, much of the steam passing up through the body of coffee in the intermediate receptacle, but any undue steam pressure being relieved by escape through the tube and the vent opening 16 therein. When the water has come to a boil, which will be evidenced by the escape of steam at said vent opening, the apparatus is reversed, so that section 4 is at the bottom and section 1, containing the boiling water, is at the top and this boiling water passes down through the body of groundcoffee, which will Vthen besup orted by the screen 8. The percolation of t e hot water through the coffee will extract the desired constituents from the latter and this extraction will be facilitated by the preliminary action of the steam on the co'ee. As the hot water passes out of the receptacle 1, the vacuum, which tends to formin the-latter, will be relieved by air passing through the vent opening: 16 and lifting Ythe check valve 20, which is in the end of the tube adj acent the screen 6. If the coffee infusion is not sufficiently strong after one percolating operation, the partial infusion contained'in section 4 may be again brought to a boil and the apparatus again reversed. This operation may be continued until the beverage attains the desired strength and flavor, after which section 1, which will normally contain the finished product, isseparat'ed from' the rest'of the apparatus and the coffee either poured out of the open neck thereof or the auxiliary top applied to said neck and the beverage.

dispensed through the spout 27.

Obviously, the apparatus is not limited to the particular form shown, but may be given any desiredpshape or configuration as taste and convenience may dictate. The end sections or receptacles may be made of metal, or preferably of suitable glass or other transparent` material, particularly when it is desired to observe the character of the infusion at the various stages of the operation.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A percolating coflee pot, comprising two end sections, an intermediate section detachablyconnecting the end sections, screens between the intermediate and end sections, and a tube having a vent opening and oppositely acting check valves in its ends mounted in the intermediate section and serving to connect the end sections. y

2. A percolating coffee pot, comprising two end sections having threaded necks, screens having threaded flanges engaging said necks, an-intermediate section having open ends and threadedmarginal flanges cooperating with the threaded necks to lock the sections together, and a tube having a vent opening and oppositely acting check valves in its end mounted in the intermediate section and serving to connect the end sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SETH W. `BLOOM. 

